Pandemic effect on construction projects

YAAZH THILIBAN SETHURAMAN Construction manager| Raffa construcion and maintenance co.W.L.L Manama, Bahrain

will this pandemic effect on cost and schedule impacts in construction projects can be taken as a force majeure? any way of claims for this?
comments are most welcome

Posted: Feb 1, 2021 7:49 AM

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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada

Yaazh -

this question was asked a number of times in different threads since March 2020. Here are a couple of these:

1. https://www.projectmanagement.com/discussi...orce-Majeure---
2. https://www.projectmanagement.com/discussi...-Force-Majeure-

Kiron

Posted: Feb 1, 2021 8:39 AM

Rami Kaibni

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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

You have to go back to your contract term and conditions. In theory, yes, this could be considered as force majeure as it’s a force of nature.

Posted: Feb 1, 2021 8:59 AM

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